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F001/A · Series · 1960 ; 1975
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Series consists of a bust depicting Irving Layton, carved by Lyman E. Francis and a plaque dedicated to Irving Layton from Baron Byng High School in Montreal.

Audio recordings
F001/B · Series · 1964 – 1993
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Series contains audio recordings relating to the Irving Layton fonds. Material consists of several recordings of the Pierre Berton Show, interviews with Layton including several interviews with Malka Cohen, Layton on talk shows including Special Occasions, Identities, and Crossfires, and several tapes of Layton’s lectures.

F001-AT-08 · Item · 1975
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Wynne Francis interviewed by Malka Cohen, for CBC Radio, Montreal, Quebec. This interview covers the following topics, among others: Layton's style; the influence of Nietzshe and D.H. Lawrence; the poets' views on the tension between men and women; Layton as a teacher; Layton as a major poet; critical reactions to Layton's poetry; and religion.

Poetry Reading
F001-AT-31 · Item · 1975
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Irving Layton at a poetry reading at Beth Tikva Synagogue, Toronto, Ontario. Layton discusses Judaism and reads 25 poems, including "The black huntsman," "Death of Moishe Lazarovitch," :Gothic landscape," and "Mrs. Fornheim, refugee."

Poetry Reading
F001-AT-33 · Item · 1978
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Irving Layton at a poetry reading at P.E.M.C., Montreal, Quebec. Layton reads 18 poems, including "Ballad of the old Spaniard," "Butterfly on rock," "First snow: Lake Achigan," and "From colony to nation."

Crossfire
F001-AT-37 · Item · 1968
Part of Irving Layton fonds

R.W. Baxter, Pauline Jewitt, Irving Layton, and Arthur Philips are interviewed by Mavor Moore for CTV, Montreal, Quebec. Baxter, Jewitt, Layton, and Philips discuss education.

Canada After Dark
F001-AT-67 · Item · 1978
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Irving Layton interviewed for CBC TV, Montreal, Quebec. Layton discusses "The tightrope dancer," the poets' return to Montreal, Quebec politics, death, and sexuality. Layton reads "Madman on Mithymna Beach."

Messages
F001-AT-70 · Item · 1989-1990
Part of Irving Layton fonds

Miscellaneous messages from Irving Layton's message machine. May include messages from Leonard Cohen.

F001-AT-76 · Item · 1988
Part of Irving Layton fonds

A Continental Hug: Canadian Poetry Set to Chilean Music by Cormorant Books, Ontario. Includes music by Amuata and the poems "The Bird,” “The Wall,” “The Notations of Love,” “Snow Angels,” “A Women's Issue,” “On Being Bitten by a Dog,” “The Handkerchiefs of Plaza de Mayo,” and “All.”